{"id":2384,"date":"2015-05-24T21:21:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T02:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dave.dlscott.info\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2015-05-24T21:21:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T02:21:59","slug":"more-study-sheets-for-ffc-for-may-24-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dave.dlscott.info\/?p=2384","title":{"rendered":"MORE STUDY SHEETS for FFC for May 24, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sticky-note-remember-this-Titus-3-1-2.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2387 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sticky-note-remember-this-Titus-3-1-2.png?resize=544%2C464\" alt=\"sticky note remember this Titus 3-1-2\" width=\"544\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sticky-note-remember-this-Titus-3-1-2.png?w=544&amp;ssl=1 544w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sticky-note-remember-this-Titus-3-1-2.png?resize=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dear Friends,<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ding, ding, ding &#8230; Now we are in the bonus round. I have included more study sheets to supplement this week&#8217;s\u00a0study.<\/p>\n<h3>Does God not have a plan?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Or is it possible that he has a plan, and we are missing it?\u00a0We sound the alarm. &#8220;This legislation is passing; that liberal was elected &#8230;\u00a0We need a plan. We need to do something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">So I ask again, does God not have a plan?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>(<span lang=\"en-US\">Titus 3:1<\/span> ESV)<span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities,<\/strong> to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Have world events and national trends taken him by surprise?\u00a0Slipped by him? Fallen through the cracks of his sovereign, providential rule?\u00a0Did God not take into account the political climate in the United States as he wrote these words 2,000 years ago?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">So are we saying that we need to &#8220;come up with a plan&#8221; because there is not a plan in God&#8217;s\u00a0Bible? And what does that tell us?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isn&#8217;t it funny&#8211;as in not really funny but sad and ironic&#8211;<\/strong>that we (evangelical, fundamental Christians) spend so much time, energy and resources denouncing and disparaging our government, calling for a plan, calling for reform, and God nowhere in his Bible tells us to do such a thing.<\/p>\n<p>No it isn&#8217;t funny.<\/p>\n<p>No place in Scripture does God call us to spend our lives seeking government reform. For something that is clearly NOT taught in Scripture, why is it so high on our priority list?<\/p>\n<p>Because we put it there. So we must know better than God?<\/p>\n<p>What God does tell us in his Bible is to submit to governing authorities, obey them, honor them and respect them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>THREE TO ZERO &#8230;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>&#8212;<strong>Three<\/strong> times in the New Testament God commands us to submit to governing authorities.<br \/>\n&#8212;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ZERO<\/strong><\/span> times he calls us to government reform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In fact find anywhere in the entire Bible that supports this agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the first two verses\u00a0of our text this week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(<span lang=\"en-US\">Titus 3:1\u20132<\/span> ESV)\u00a0<span lang=\"en-US\">Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><sup>2<\/sup> <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>God calls us to a lifestyle that honors both our citizenship in heaven and our citizenship on earth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">to be submissive to rulers and authorities,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">to be obedient,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">to be ready for every good work,\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">to speak evil of no one,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">to avoid quarreling,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">to be gentle,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Is our cause so &#8220;righteous&#8221; that we are justified in pushing these truths aside?<\/p>\n<p>God&#8217;s plan for reform begins in our hearts and it works its way out through the words we say and the attitudes and actions we embrace.<\/p>\n<h3>We do not need to come up with a plan of action, we need to obey God!<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PDF-LESSON-34B-Remember-This-MEMORIAL-DAY-Titus-3-1-11-FFC-dave-scott-052415-STUDY-SHEET-THREE.pdf\">PDF LESSON 34B : Remember This : MEMORIAL DAY : Titus 3:1-11 : FFC : dave scott : 052415: STUDY SHEET THREE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PDF-LESSON-34B-Remember-This-MEMORIAL-DAY-Titus-3-1-11-FFC-dave-scott-052415-STUDY-SHEET-FOUR.pdf\">PDF LESSON 34B : Remember This : MEMORIAL DAY : Titus 3:1-11 : FFC : dave scott : 052415: STUDY SHEET FOUR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sticky-note-pray-like-this-1-Timothy-2-1-3.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2388 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sticky-note-pray-like-this-1-Timothy-2-1-3.png?resize=460%2C402\" alt=\"sticky note pray like this 1 Timothy 2-1-3\" width=\"460\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sticky-note-pray-like-this-1-Timothy-2-1-3.png?w=460&amp;ssl=1 460w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dave.dlscott.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sticky-note-pray-like-this-1-Timothy-2-1-3.png?resize=300%2C262&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends, Ding, ding, ding &#8230; Now we are in the bonus round. I have included more study sheets to supplement this week&#8217;s\u00a0study. Does God not have a plan? 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